unit 14: RECREATION

Unit 14: RECREATION
Lesson A: Reading
1.Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- Develop the reading skill
- Scan reading for specific information about recreation
- Use the information they have to discuss the related topics
- Read and guess meaning of words in context
- Read and find the main idea for the paragraph
- Read and answer the questions about the content of the lesson
2. teaching aids:
Text book, pictures
3.Teaching Procedures:
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
1.Warm up(5’)
- Divide the class into small groups of
3-4 students and then distribute the
handout for Sts to do in their groups.
- In groups Sts look at the pictures of
leisure activities and work out which
activity is described in each
picture( these pictures describe the
- Work in groups
activities given on page 155). Which
group finishes first and has the biggest
number of correct answers will be
winner.
- Call on the winner group to go to the
board to write their answers and ask
other groups to give comments.
- Give the correct answers

 Answers
A. Reading books
B. Playing volleyball
C. Shopping
D. Singing
E. Listening to music
F. Fishing
G. Playing the guitar
 Before you read
- Ask Sts to look at the activities written
on the board and guess which of these
leisure activities British people often do
in their free time.
- Elicit the answer from the whole class
and put a tick next to the activities Sts
think British people often do in their
free time.
- Introduce the topics of the lesson:
Recreation
2.Pre- reading (7’)
- Use many methods to help students get
the meaning of the new words in the
message
• Dull(adj): slow to understand or
learn
• Pastime(n): hobby
• Snooker(n): give the meaning
directly
• Pool(n): give the meaning directly
• Darts(n): give the meaning directly

- Go to the board and write their
answers
-Listen to the teacher
- Listen to the teacher
- Try to guess and get the
meaning of these words:
• Dull(adj): chậm hiểu
• Pastime(n): sở thích
• Snooker(n): bi-a 21 viên
• Pool(n): bi- a 16 viên
• Darts(n): phi tiêu
• Bricklaying(n): xây gạch
• Engrave(v): trạm, trổ
• Bricklaying(n): give the meaning
directly
• Engrave(v): give the meaning
directly
- Help Sts to pronounce them correctly
3.While you read (27’)
a. TASK 1


Instruction: The words/phrases in
italics in the following sentences all
appear in the passage. Working out their
meaning and circle the correct answer.
- Ask Sts to work individually
- Ask Sts to read the passage silently
and instruct Sts how to do the task.
- Ask Sts to read the sentences and go

back to the passage to locate and read
around the italicized word/phrase to
guess its meanings.
- Call Sts to read the three choices given
in the book and work out which one
closest in meaning to the word or
phrase
- Ask Sts to work in pairs to exchange
their answers
- Check the answers with the whole
class
Answer
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. A
b/ TASK 2
Introduction: You are require to read
the text again and answer the four
questions in the task
- Skim the four questions to understand
them
- Work in pairs
- Ask Sts to underline the key words to
decide what information they need to
find in the text
-Look for the question word like “why”
- Take notes on their notebooks.
- Listen to the teacher
- Listen to teacher
- Work individually
- Read the passage silently to find
the answers

- Work in pair to exchange their
answers
- Check the answers
-
- Work in pairs to underline the
key words
which indicates Sts should read for
specific thing like a reason.
- Call some Sts to read aloud their
answers and ask them to explain their
choices.
- Check the answers
- Feedback for Sts:
1. Because without them people will
become dull
2. Football and rugby in winter, and
cricket and athletics in summer
3. Walking and swimming
4. Because this is a new kind of
entertainment which gives them
pleasure
4/ After you read
- Ask Sts to work in groups of three
people to discuss the question: which of
the British leisure activities mentioned
in the passage are also popular in
Vietnam? Which are not?
- Go around to observe and offer help
- Call on some pairs to present their
discussion .

- Ask some other pairs to add some
more ideas.
- Give comments and compliments the
best pair.
5/ Homework
- Present their answers
- Listen to the teacher
- Take notes on their notebooks
- Work in groups
- go to the board and present their
discussion
- Listen to the teacher
- Listen to the teacher
- Summaries the main points of the
lesson
- Ask Sts to learn by heart all the new
words.